San Francisco, CA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked concerned Europeans to contact Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) prior to a March 8 vote on a controversial proposed directive on Intellectual Property Enforcement. EFF is asking Europeans to seek an amendment that would limit application of the directive to intentional commercial infringements of intellectual property rights.
"EFF is urging its members to ask their MEPs to seek an amendment to the proposed European Intellectual Property Enforcement directive because it does not distinguish large-scale commercial infringement and counterfeiting enterprises from unintentional, non-commercial infringement by individuals," said EFF Staff Attorney Gwen Hinze. "If the European Parliament adopts this directive, a person who unwittingly infringes copyright -- even if it has no effect on the market -- could potentially have her assets seized, bank accounts frozen, and home invaded."
An action alert available on the EFF website makes it possible for Europeans to contact and voice their concerns to key members of the European Parliament.
Gwen Hinze
Staff Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation
gwen@eff.org
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